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Rank: #1 - 3,000 in the Academic Vocabulary List Ratio: How much more frequent in COCA-Academic than in non-Academic in COCA (per million words); e.g. 2.00 = twice as frequent in Academic Acad: Number of tokens in COCA-Academic when the AVL was created (~2012), when it was about 120 million words in size Word and PoS: Word (click for "home page" for word), and Part of Speech (noun, verb, etc) Pron: pronunciation of the word; links to videos containing word at Youglish.com Relative frequency in nine academic domains: history, education, social sciences, law, humanities, philosophy, science, medicine, business For example, 1.42 means that the frequency (pmw; per million words) in a given domain is 1.42 times the frequency (pmw) in all of COCA-Academic
RANK	RATIO	ACAD	WORD (CLICK FOR PAGE)	POS	PRON	HIS	EDU	SOC	LAW	HUM	PHIL	SCI	MED	BUS
19	1.54	59158	table	NOUN		0.47	2.14	1.67	0.33	0.51	0.47	1.10	2.16	0.52
101	1.56	30610	available	ADJ		0.61	1.27	1.01	0.78	0.75	0.56	1.71	1.71	0.31
357	2.23	11242	enable	VERB		0.96	1.34	0.97	0.83	1.05	0.81	1.58	0.74	0.34
528	2.00	6984	considerable	ADJ		1.53	1.23	1.40	1.14	0.94	0.82	0.94	0.71	0.16
591	1.56	6049	valuable	ADJ		0.90	1.73	1.11	0.81	1.20	0.78	1.19	0.97	0.40
610	1.71	5834	stable	ADJ		1.18	0.76	1.32	0.94	0.55	0.79	1.39	1.23	0.31
692	1.78	4729	acceptable	ADJ		0.93	1.75	1.35	1.02	0.74	1.09	0.97	1.21	0.14
751	1.60	4108	reliable	ADJ		0.75	1.38	1.29	0.81	0.64	0.76	1.40	1.36	0.40
817	2.08	3586	sustainable	ADJ		0.91	0.69	0.53	1.39	0.07	0.64	2.64	0.42	0.21
823	2.08	3562	comparable	ADJ		0.83	1.25	1.23	0.92	0.83	0.72	1.33	1.18	0.49
874	1.94	3125	favorable	ADJ		1.40	1.32	1.47	1.46	0.54	0.70	0.95	0.71	0.29
898	2.14	2987	desirable	ADJ		0.88	1.64	1.60	1.26	0.75	0.83	1.01	0.85	0.16
923	1.74	2819	suitable	ADJ		0.77	1.04	0.80	0.63	0.99	0.70	2.04	1.14	0.19
957	1.78	2673	viable	ADJ		1.43	1.16	1.03	1.31	0.83	0.78	1.21	0.83	0.19
1039	1.63	2313	notable	ADJ		1.47	1.08	1.28	1.12	1.50	0.72	0.85	0.65	0.32
RANK	RATIO	ACAD	WORD (CLICK FOR PAGE)	POS	PRON	HIS	EDU	SOC	LAW	HUM	PHIL	SCI	MED	BUS
1066	2.69	2168	applicable	ADJ		0.52	1.50	1.19	2.44	0.79	0.70	0.95	1.03	0.12
1130	2.62	1946	variable	ADJ		0.16	1.20	1.06	0.32	0.53	0.27	2.54	1.56	0.36
1316	1.72	1455	unstable	ADJ		1.26	0.52	1.25	0.87	1.13	0.77	1.28	1.43	0.10
1342	1.56	1391	probable	ADJ		1.17	0.86	0.80	1.76	0.88	0.92	0.96	1.57	0.24
1508	2.53	1072	attributable	ADJ		0.68	1.13	1.51	1.15	0.39	0.46	1.08	2.62	0.16
1520	1.89	1054	indispensable	ADJ		1.71	0.43	0.67	2.05	1.32	1.65	0.52	0.53	0.26
1561	2.08	992	equitable	ADJ		1.26	1.90	0.97	2.82	0.33	0.79	0.60	0.30	0.44
1587	1.55	953	noticeable	ADJ		0.79	0.85	0.82	0.49	1.15	0.85	1.79	1.72	0.11
1602	2.35	931	undesirable	ADJ		1.13	1.32	1.39	1.02	0.65	1.06	0.97	1.48	0.04
1625	2.14	903	identifiable	ADJ		1.01	1.16	1.36	1.01	1.56	1.22	0.82	0.93	0.07
1663	3.05	848	observable	ADJ		0.55	2.21	0.99	0.36	0.76	0.92	2.12	0.47	0.02
1666	2.29	845	measurable	ADJ		0.54	2.62	0.89	0.60	0.75	0.74	1.38	1.80	0.18
1768	1.94	737	usable	ADJ		0.42	2.44	1.15	0.49	0.49	0.36	2.13	0.80	0.22
1780	1.63	726	invaluable	ADJ		1.15	1.75	1.02	0.57	1.27	0.58	1.32	1.00	0.37
1812	2.10	696	unfavorable	ADJ		1.29	2.14	1.39	1.17	0.41	0.93	1.03	0.56	0.11
RANK	RATIO	ACAD	WORD (CLICK FOR PAGE)	POS	PRON	HIS	EDU	SOC	LAW	HUM	PHIL	SCI	MED	BUS
1817	1.66	689	preferable	ADJ		1.13	1.09	1.12	1.62	0.70	1.05	0.83	1.41	0.22
1984	1.57	552	unavoidable	ADJ		1.29	0.56	0.71	1.64	1.31	1.53	0.86	0.93	0.21
2030	1.72	517	inseparable	ADJ		1.33	0.51	0.90	0.93	2.61	2.54	0.32	0.14	0.06
2074	1.56	481	indistinguishable	ADJ		0.75	0.34	0.76	1.53	2.03	1.42	1.18	0.67	0.10
2107	1.83	465	intractable	ADJ		1.46	0.35	0.65	1.77	0.69	1.37	0.78	1.88	0.23
2115	1.54	456	workable	ADJ		1.29	0.87	0.66	2.09	0.70	1.23	1.12	0.66	0.21
2179	1.52	420	innumerable	ADJ		1.46	0.39	1.01	1.05	1.88	1.88	0.83	0.15	0.11
2214	2.03	399	amenable	ADJ		1.12	1.11	1.26	1.50	0.74	0.75	1.12	1.16	0.10
2305	2.03	358	achievable	ADJ		0.77	0.78	0.82	1.78	0.89	0.58	1.50	1.36	0.21
2331	1.73	345	justifiable	ADJ		1.46	0.64	0.83	1.31	0.86	2.88	0.49	0.65	0.03
2363	1.97	325	allowable	ADJ		0.59	0.41	0.44	1.75	0.61	0.40	2.18	1.11	0.59
2381	1.59	316	objectionable	ADJ		1.12	0.70	0.89	2.39	0.87	1.96	0.63	0.40	0.12
2402	1.61	309	unsustainable	ADJ		1.63	0.14	0.67	1.75	0.28	1.15	1.57	0.16	0.62
2433	2.01	298	attainable	ADJ		0.65	1.93	1.40	0.72	1.40	1.10	1.01	0.63	0.35
2481	1.68	279	unsuitable	ADJ		1.05	0.42	0.93	0.70	1.10	0.74	1.85	1.12	0.24
RANK	RATIO	ACAD	WORD (CLICK FOR PAGE)	POS	PRON	HIS	EDU	SOC	LAW	HUM	PHIL	SCI	MED	BUS
2536	1.67	256	untenable	ADJ		2.10	0.35	0.78	2.07	1.67	1.50	0.33	0.05	0.26
2581	1.71	242	sizeable	ADJ		1.77	0.85	1.96	1.46	0.68	0.78	0.70	0.41	0.00
2584	1.52	241	debatable	ADJ		1.22	1.22	0.86	1.96	1.14	1.40	0.68	0.62	0.20
2585	2.24	241	distinguishable	ADJ		0.73	1.04	1.16	1.30	1.28	1.40	1.12	0.73	0.12
2593	1.54	237	readable	ADJ		1.10	0.81	0.91	0.87	2.09	0.71	1.36	0.74	0.16
2597	2.09	236	inalienable	ADJ		1.74	0.50	0.58	2.91	0.79	2.47	0.13	0.21	0.04
2625	1.89	225	verifiable	ADJ		0.97	0.72	0.83	2.49	1.42	1.88	0.63	0.17	0.04
2642	1.80	221	immutable	ADJ		1.37	0.20	0.91	1.47	1.79	2.17	0.57	0.28	0.22
2653	2.49	216	quantifiable	ADJ		0.70	2.12	1.26	0.86	1.22	0.61	0.88	1.33	0.57
2670	1.66	211	advisable	ADJ		0.76	1.68	1.05	1.07	1.25	0.53	0.85	2.25	0.27
2675	2.01	208	appreciable	ADJ		1.17	1.13	1.10	0.99	0.63	0.54	1.24	2.10	0.09
2683	1.57	205	malleable	ADJ		0.98	0.50	1.33	1.39	1.45	1.79	0.46	1.34	0.05
2692	1.69	204	laudable	ADJ		1.52	1.16	0.67	1.97	1.29	1.52	0.49	0.49	0.33
2694	2.40	203	permeable	ADJ		0.95	0.29	1.66	0.58	1.30	1.62	1.20	0.74	0.00
2698	1.63	202	unattainable	ADJ		1.08	0.88	1.24	1.41	1.52	1.30	0.63	0.93	0.24
RANK	RATIO	ACAD	WORD (CLICK FOR PAGE)	POS	PRON	HIS	EDU	SOC	LAW	HUM	PHIL	SCI	MED	BUS
2723	1.51	189	inhospitable	ADJ		1.82	0.39	1.21	0.99	0.76	0.50	1.68	0.20	0.30
2732	1.64	186	irreconcilable	ADJ		1.85	0.24	1.04	2.38	1.71	1.31	0.34	0.13	0.05
2763	2.93	178	testable	ADJ		0.24	0.91	0.85	0.99	0.25	1.74	2.34	0.35	0.11
2784	2.31	172	demonstrable	ADJ		0.93	1.80	1.04	1.37	1.28	1.31	0.55	1.31	0.17
2825	1.50	162	unknowable	ADJ		0.99	0.09	0.80	0.67	2.78	2.90	0.49	0.15	0.29
2830	2.40	159	inequitable	ADJ		1.64	2.69	1.31	2.47	0.48	0.65	0.23	0.31	0.06
2861	1.82	150	traceable	ADJ		0.90	0.49	0.81	1.05	1.90	1.00	1.62	0.25	0.32
2918	2.00	136	recoverable	ADJ		0.62	0.11	1.21	1.73	0.48	0.21	2.10	0.92	0.35
2923	1.58	134	changeable	ADJ		0.44	1.10	1.77	0.88	1.64	1.33	0.98	0.56	0.14
2970	1.73	120	searchable	ADJ		0.35	0.86	0.36	0.65	1.19	0.00	2.02	2.39	0.95
2978	1.76	118	arguable	ADJ		1.28	0.38	0.79	2.33	1.95	2.07	0.31	0.21	0.00
2981	2.77	117	separable	ADJ		0.65	0.63	1.23	1.17	2.44	2.41	0.54	0.11	0.00
2999	2.10	114	obtainable	ADJ		1.25	1.04	0.76	1.12	0.39	0.41	1.76	1.86	0.00
3006	1.61	112	unusable	ADJ		0.30	1.32	0.83	0.70	0.39	0.75	2.40	1.11	0.26
3007	1.53	112	unpalatable	ADJ		1.57	0.13	0.58	1.93	0.69	1.51	1.37	0.33	0.17